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firmware

[ furm-wair ]
/ ˈfɜrmˌwɛər /
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noun Computers.
a microprogram stored in ROM, designed to implement a function that had previously been provided in software.
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Origin of firmware

First recorded in 1965–70; firm1 + (soft)ware
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British Dictionary definitions for firmware

firmware
/ (ˈfɜːmˌwɛə) /

noun
computing a fixed form of software programmed into a read-only memory
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